Log; closedish // Dorks can party too

[politehulk.livejournal.com]

When; Friday, May 1st, night
Rating; T for Teens And People Who Still Act Like Them
Characters; politehulk, repeatshimself, girlwithabow to host, others to follow.
Summary; Ted has people over to chill. Mario Kart. Dorkiness. Not as exciting as Threnody body shots, but hay, we do our best.
Note: I'm feeling kind of off tonight so tags might be slow, but feel free to mingle amongst yourselves (ie threadjack) to your heart's content. If you want my attention put something in the subject line. Invitees include YA, fortalkingback, alittlecredit & whoever he wants to bring, filmbyzach & adamantined & whoever they want to bring, misterblackbird, peopleskills, gracedfall & isabeansprout & strawberried (do I really want to go there?), and uh no bad guys. BYOB, the Mario Kart is always on so assume games as you like (and of course everything is unlocked), play nice, don't break anything or Ted will go all Hulk on your ass (more like Kate will kick you out). Poke me with an ooc comment if you want in but don't know if you'd be invited or not. Backdating or assuming is fiiiine.
Log;

They had chips, popcorn, pop, water, juice, and coffee. Teddy had checked three times. He'd also changed his shirt at least four times, and his pants once (they didn't match the shirt), and then he'd had to fix his hair. He didn't know why he was so nervous about having a bunch of friends over to hang out, but really he knew it was because he'd never had people over as a kid. And he'd never gone over to other people's houses. He'd been to high school house parties, but it wasn't the same, he'd never felt comfortable in all that loud music and nearly-naked girls. So what kind of parties did people like him throw for other people like him? He had no idea. He was going by what he'd seen on tv and heard about colloquially, which he was aware wasn't entirely reliable. What if people got bored?

Not to mention he'd ended up inviting way more people than he'd originally planned. It was just that, once he'd invited one person he felt guilty about not inviting someone else or maybe forgetting someone and it just snowballed from there. Hopefully they wouldn't fun out of food. Or space. He'd just realized lately how much time he actually spent with Billy and felt bad for all the friends who had been there for him while Billy had been away.

So rather than count the food again he went into the living room and started flipping through his iPod to find something suiable to listen to. You couldn't go wrong with Arcade Fire, right?

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[inmyothertights]

"Well, only if you want to be." He smiles back and heads into the kitchen, loading up on snacks.

The question makes Billy filter his thoughts. Whenever someone asks what Teddy looks like he has to stop so that he doesn't start babbling about how perfect he looks - not that he really would look perfect to anyone else, Billy fully realizes - so he takes a moment and after the moment is over he replies. "He's blond, with blue eyes, taller than me."

He can't see Teddy at that exact moment, so he can't really point him out. "When I see him I'll show you."

[gracedfall.livejournal.com]

Taller than Billy? For a moment Fai wondered when he would stop being so small and finally grew up-- but he dissipated the thought quickly. Perhaps it would have been best not to think about those things when he was in a good mood.

"Alright." He watched the other as he began to compile food, curious as to what exactly he was gathering. He picked up a twinkie package and blinked at it. Was this really food?

[inmyothertights]

It is food - delicious processed preservative filled snackfood goodness. Billy takes two and proceeds to eat one as soon as he finished going mano-a-mano with the plastic wrapper.

[gracedfall.livejournal.com]

"..." Fai watched Billy peel off the wrapper from the twinkie before doing the same himself, if not a bit slower and more concentrated. He brought the junk food to his nose, sniffed it, then took a bite.

...In which he made a face and briefly wondered if it would be rude to spit it back out.

[inmyothertights]

Billy grinned just a little at the look on Fai's face. "You don't have to eat it," he said, holding back a laugh.

[gracedfall.livejournal.com]

"Ew..." Yet, he swallowed what he had already bitten off wondering if drinking something would wash the taste away. Was all food wrapped in plastic that bad? Maybe that was why it was wrapped so oddly.

He couldn't help but give a small pout at Billy, seeing him trying not to laugh, but it disappeared quickly. "What was that called?" So that he could avoid it later in the future.

[inmyothertights]

Billy's already got a glass filled with water for the much shorter mage. "Here," he says, handing it over.

"It's called a twinkee," he explains, undeterred by the pout. "I thought most people liked them."

[gracedfall.livejournal.com]

"Thank you." He said, taking the glass carefully. After taking a few sips, he spoke again. "I've never had one before. It tasted...odd." To be nice about it, anyways. He looked around the kitchen wondering if he would spot something that wasn't wrapped in plastic.

It was a damn shame the counters were just high enough to make looking difficult for him.

[inmyothertights]

"I guess they kind of do," Billy amended a little. He pulled up one of the stools for Fai to sit on. "Here, look around. There's lots of different kinds of food." Thank goodness for Teddy's slight obsession with having enough for everyone.

[gracedfall.livejournal.com]

"What do you like best, Billy?" Fai was willing to eat anything, even if it was wrapped in plastic-- just so long as it wasn't a twinkie again. He got up on the stool, setting the glass of water down and stared at a few of the platters, hungrily.

[inmyothertights]

"Pizza." Billy pulls a slice of cheese and puts it on a plate for Fai. "Have you ever had any?"

[gracedfall.livejournal.com]

He looked up in thought and shook his head. "No. Is that what this is?" He looked down at the plate of food.

[ooc; can i jump that billy/ted thread or no? :)]

ooc;

[politehulk.livejournal.com]

Oh def. And that new post is hilarious btw. Druggies are totally IC. :P

after Adventures in Modern Cuisine with Billy Kaplan

[politehulk.livejournal.com]

Teddy was doing his best to a) not panic, b) be hostable, and c) enjoy himself, but eventually he always spiralled back to wherever Billy was. He registered the boy next to him and realized that this must be the Fai Billy had spent the darkness curse with. Did Billy have a thing for cute blonds? Maybe if what had happened hadn't, Billy could have been friends with Nate too.

But rather than dwell on that, he stepped up to where Billy is standing and dropped an arm over his shoulders. "Hey."

after Adventures in Modern Cuisine with Billy Kaplan

[inmyothertights]

When Teddy's arm settles around his shoulders Billy smiles a little, a knowing sort of smile. "Hey," he says back. He looks around; things seem to have settled down, but is that a different shirt that Teddy's wearing? Billy's wearing the same shirt that he had put on in a sleepy daze that morning, which was pretty usual for him.

"You good?" He asks casually, which actually means, Have you relaxed yet?

feel free to jump in btw, Fai-mun

[politehulk.livejournal.com]

"Pretty good," he replies a little sheepishly. "It seems to be going well?". Teddy is aware that the shirt Billy is wearing is the one he put on that morning, because it was the same one he wore yesterday.

"How do you feel about going shopping this weekend?" he asks abruptly, making a bit of a face as he looks down at Bill's "outfit". It's not as though he looks bad, he looks like Billy, but he could still look like Billy and own shirts that don't have superheroes on them.

[inmyothertights]

It's one of three shirts that Billy currently owns, which doesn't bother him all that much, mostly because he barely notices. They're comfortable - that's what matters, right? "Everyone looks like they're having fun," Billy adds.

He pauses at the mention of the word shopping. It's not that Billy hates shopping - it's that it's so much work for just a few shirts. "Uh. Well okay."

[politehulk.livejournal.com]

"Thanks," he says, visibly relieved. "For putting up with me," he adds, because he knows he was being an idiot earlier.

"Good. It'll be quick and painless, I promise," he says, and gives his boyfriend a big smile as reward for a Correct Answer.

[inmyothertights]

"Well it's not that hard," Billy assures him with a soft smirk.

He thinks about this. It could be very bad, if Kate decides to come along, but as long as Kate doesn't find out about this shopping trip they might be able to get in and out without issue. "Just nothing I have to button up."

[politehulk.livejournal.com]

"You need at least one. For formal things." Teddy was willing to buy a large amount of t-shirts along the lines of what Billy already wore, but he would refuse to think that collared shirts were not necessary to one's wardrobe. Except Billy would make fun of him forever if he said it like that.

[inmyothertights]

"I have one. It matches my suit." Which is in the closet, likely to never be worn again if Billy has his way. It's not that Billy hates formal wear, it's just that most of it is really uncomfortable, and considering he spends a good portion of his time wearing spandex that's saying something.

[politehulk.livejournal.com]

"That's true." There is nothing saying formal wear has to be uncomfortable, but he's willing to sneak a collared shirt into a pile rather than argue over it. "And, you know, you could always find things for me to wear in exchange." Wait, does he really want to offer to let Billy dress him? The things you do for love.

[gracedfall.livejournal.com]

Fai stood partly behind Billy as the two talked, his comfortable level slowly slipping away. It wasn't that he was fearful of Teddy - whom he had never met before now - it was just that he was slightly nervous. Meeting new people, especially in person, did that to him. He was getting better about it, especially considering how he once was when he first arrived here.

[inmyothertights]

Billy considers this option. "I don't mind the way you dress," he finally says, dismissing the need entirely. It takes him another minute to remember Fai, who was still hiding behind his legs. "Oh, and Teddy, this is Fai, have you met before?"

He steps aside relatively smoothly.

[politehulk.livejournal.com]

"No, we haven't," Teddy replies, producing a friendly smile and ducking down to Fai's level. "Nice to meet you, Fai. I'm Teddy."

Fai looks nervous, but Teddy is excellent at charming kids. In fact, more often than not, during missions he is designate Kid Sitter.